Oregon football: Police cite walk-on in Beard-related fight

Another Oregon football player reportedly has been involved in an altercation related to the Rob Beard beating.

According to the Eugene Register-Guard, a 20-year-old student claimed he was assaulted by Matt Simms, a walk-on defensive end.

The student claimed Simms assaulted him at a party early Saturday by Simms, who accused the student of taking part in the Jan. 23 beating of Beard, a kicker for the Ducks. The student said he told Simms he was not involved in the Beard
incident, the paper said, but the student said Simms punched him, knocked
him down and kept punching him on the ground.

Simms, a 6-3, 207-pound defensive end from Carmel Valley, Calif., was cited on misdemeanor simple assault charges, according to the report.

Beard was hospitalized last week in intensive care
after being attacked in a brawl of 20 to 40 people, according to police.